Care work is the physical, mental and emotional labour spent on sustaining everyday life. It covers the direct care of children, older people, sick or disabled people and pets who need care, as well as indirect care tasks for the whole household such as cooking, cleaning and laundry. This work is mostly unpaid and invisible, and is carried out predominantly by women. Care equality means sharing this work and responsibility fairly within the household.
Data and research on who undertakes care work in Türkiye, under what conditions and to what extent, and on how care responsibilities affect working life, economic opportunities and quality of life, remain limited.
The Care Equality Research Support Programme was launched to support early-career researchers who want to conduct original research in this field, and to both expand and diversify the evidence available.
This round, two projects selected by the selection committee will receive up to TRY 150,000 each, TRY 300,000 in total. The support covers costs arising from invoiceable service purchases needed to carry out the research.
Researchers who received their degree abroad within the last five years, or who are continuing graduate studies abroad, may also apply as long as their research focuses on Türkiye. Only the principal investigator needs to meet the eligibility criteria.
The topics below are examples; proposals on other subjects that centre care work and care equality are also considered. Quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods studies and proposals from different disciplines are welcome. Priority is given to research whose findings can inform workplace practices or care policies.
Applications are first checked for eligibility and document requirements. Incomplete or ineligible applications are not evaluated.
Eligible proposals are evaluated by a selection committee of academics specialising in the social sciences, gender, industrial relations, social policy and care, together with representatives of the Care Equality Corporate Network.
Committee members review proposals without knowing the applicant’s identity, based on the criteria below. Members with an advisory or collaborative relationship with an applicant do not take part in evaluating that application.
